Portrait of Paulo Rocha

Directing

Paulo Rocha

Career

Active from 1963 to 2013, busiest in 1988 and 1993 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Change of Life
Change of Life
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paulo Rocha Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.6, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Portuguese Cinema 2
  • Rural Life 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Educational 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)

Director, Producer

2000s

7 titles
The Conquest of Faro
The Conquest of Faro (2005)

Producer

Vanity
Vanity (2004)

Director, Producer

Querença
Querença (2004)

Producer

The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool (2004)

Producer

História do Cinema Português
História do Cinema Português (2001)

TV show

As Sereias
As Sereias (2001)

Director

The Heart's Root
The Heart's Root (2000)

Producer, Director

1990s

8 titles · average score 68
River of Gold
River of Gold (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

The Keeper of Herds
The Keeper of Herds (1999)

Producer

Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano (1998)

Director

Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker
Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker (1995)

Writer, Director

Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima (1993)

Director

Oliveira, l'architecte
Oliveira, l'architecte (1993)

Director

Xavier
Xavier (1991)

Producer

The Sound of the Shaking Earth
The Sound of the Shaking Earth (1990)

as Hostel Doorman

1980s

7 titles · average score 71
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss (1988)

Screenplay, Producer

Three Less Me
Three Less Me (1988)

as The Melomaniac

The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon (1987)

Director, Producer

The Satin Slipper
The Satin Slipper (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as Premier Prête

A Ilha de Moraes
A Ilha de Moraes (1984)

Director, Writer

Island of Loves
Island of Loves (1982)

as Camilo Pessanha

Francisca
Francisca (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

as Doctor

1970s

3 titles
A Pousada das Chagas
A Pousada das Chagas (1972)

Director

Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência (1971)

Director, Editor

Vilarinho das Furnas
Vilarinho das Furnas (1971)

Idea

1960s

4 titles · average score 71
Change of Life
Change of Life (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Hunt
The Hunt (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director

The Green Years
The Green Years (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

Acto da Primavera
Acto da Primavera (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Archival Footage Research, Assistant Director

1950s

1 title
Bread
Bread (1959)

Assistant Director Trainee